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Church Hill

Church Hill, a peak in New York
Church Hill, a peak in New YorkDotinHudson · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church Hill, a peak in New York
Coasterlover1994 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church Hill, a peak in New York
Matt Jiggins · CC BY 2.0
Church Hill, a peak in New York
Camp Harrigan · CC BY 3.0

Church Hill rises to 147 m in New York. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Olana, a museum 0.1 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34808735, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
147 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.21814, -73.82874

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dutchman's Landing Park: 1.4 mi
  • Elliott Park: 2.4 mi
  • Henry Hudson Riverfront Park: 2.9 mi
  • Washington Park: 3.0 mi
  • Washington Park: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 53
  • Buttermilk Falls: 6.4 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 9.3 mi
  • Glen Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Gaia Cascade: 10.7 mi
  • Ashley Falls: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 44
  • Kiwanis Olympic Torch Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Firemen's Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • Town of Cairo: 9.7 mi
  • Otis Railroad Trestle: 10.3 mi
  • Catskill Mountain House: 10.7 mi
Museums: 32
Artworks: 19
Gardens: 13
  • The Upper Garden: 10.1 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 10.2 mi
  • The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Blithewood Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Bard Community Garden: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • High Rocks: 12.8 mi
  • Hurricane Ledge: 13.4 mi
  • Hawks Rocks: 13.6 mi
  • The "Great" Cliffs: 14.1 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Oakdale Beach: 3.4 mi
  • West Beach: 10.5 mi
  • East Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 12.0 mi
  • West Landing: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 4
  • The Old Game Farm: 9.3 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 22.2 mi
  • trail parking: 22.4 mi
  • Orchard City Millage Sign: 23.0 mi
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Church Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black DomeWNW 284°1,217.37 m15.5 mi
Thomas Cole MountainWNW 283°1,204.87 m16.1 mi
BlackheadWNW 284°1,200.91 m14.5 mi
Kaaterskill High PeakWSW 253°1,113.13 m13.4 mi
Indian Head MountainWSW 244°1,083 m16.2 mi
Roundtop MountainWSW 256°1,056.13 m14.0 mi
Stoppel PointW 272°1,043 m12.1 mi
Arizona MountainWNW 282°1,038 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2019:5320:36
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:2215:4116:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506170747265534232
Precip in2.72.63.33.63.55.03.94.54.34.23.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hudson Correctional Facility, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357553884

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